“Understanding doesn’t mean that you can suddenly speak the language. Far from it. It’s a small step, nothing more, yet its rewards are intoxicating and deceptive. The teacher continued her diatribe and I settled back, bathing in the subtle beauty of each new curse and insult.” Sedaris, David. “Me Talk Pretty One Day.” Me Talk [...]

Welcome to the new homepage of Finding Dutchland, a professional expat blog chronicling my clumsy attempts in finally becoming fluent in Dutch. As a San-Francisco Bay Area transplant who followed the love of her life to Les Pays Bas, I’ve finally committed to materializing my dreams in a foreign country that has yet to feel [...]